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The Yamaha keyboard styles are MIDI have two Text Markers "SFF1" and "SInt" Dest. ch. Acc. part
format 0 files with one or more additional (newest keyboards: "SFF2" and "SInt").
sections. The MIDI part of the style file is 09 Rhythm Sub
divided in style parts with MIDI Text Markers, In the table is shown a part of the style parts 10 Rhythm Main
which defines where the MIDI data for this and the corresponding Markers.
11 Bass
particular style part begins. Each style part
MIDI data Measure Style part 12 Chord 1
matches the keyboard model features.
Normally keyboards can use all style files 1 SFF1 13 Chord 2
even though they may have fewer or more SInt
14 Pad
style parts. 2-5 Main A
15 Phrase 1
In newer keyboards valid style part names 6 Fill In AA
(Text Markers) are: 16 Phrase 2
7 Intro A
• "Main A", "Main B", "Main C", "Main D"
• "Intro A", "Intro B", "Intro C" 8 Ending A A "simple" style will have equal source
• "Ending A", "Ending B", "Ending C" 9-12 Main B channel and destination channel layout. If
• "Fill In AA", "Fill In BB", "Fill In CC", "Fill In another channel layout or more than 8
13 Fill In BB channels are used in the style file the source
DD", and "Fill In BA" (Break).
14 > more parts channels must be redirected in the CASM
Each style part can be from 1 to 128 section. This topic is discussed in part 10.
measures in length, except Fill In parts which Non-MIDI data CASM, OTS and MDB
must be 1 measure long. Typical lengths are: For this course we will start our style project
• Intro parts: 1 to 8 measures Each style part can hold information in a by setting up a MIDI file, and adding Text
• Main parts: 4 to 8 measures maximum of 16 channels. These are known Markers as shown in the sequencer software
• Ending parts: 1 to 8 measures as "Source Channels". The default Yamaha event list. We assume that Time Signature
destination channels (output channels at the and Tempo definitions are added
The first measure holds voice definitions, keyboard) are shown in the table. automatically when the file is created,
volume, reverb, chorus, pan etc. settings and otherwise this must be done too.

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The Swiss-knife: PSRUTI Style Volume Changer
PSRUTI is a tool to tune MIDI files of the Style Volume Changer is for changing volume
standard formats SMF0 and SMF1 to be used in style files.
at Yamaha XG/XF keyboards.
More at the Style Volume Changer Home
The program performs most of the functions Page.
of sequencers in a easy way.
PSRUTI Homepage will tell the details. This
link is permanently stored at Software 2.

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